Comme des Garçons's Spring-Summer '15 Mexican Pointy Boots

Leave it to Comme des Garçons to keep us on our (very long) toes during Paris Fashion Week. At their show, the models wore some seriously pointed shoes. Though they may appear to be overgrown toenails, there’s a little more to them. This style was popularized in Mexico, and is closely tied to the rise of tribal guarachero music there, which mis electronic beats with Pre-Columbian and African sounds. Wearers use them as a prop of sorts, incorporating their dance moves. People get pretty into it, apparently—competing in some serious competitions.